Elizabeth Warren on what Republicans are trying to repeal

Elizabeth Warren (Reuters) Here's Elizabeth Warren, in an guest column for the MetroWest Daily News.

For seniors, health care reform means expanding Medicare coverage to pick up the costs of prescription drugs. As the donut hole closes, the average Massachusetts senior has so far saved about $650. But Mitt Romney, Scott Brown, and their fellow Republicans want to take that away.

For young people, health care reform means staying on their parents' insurance plans until they are 26. So far, more than 20,000 young people here in Massachusetts have taken advantage of this. But Romney, Brown, and their fellow Republicans want to take that away.

For everyone, health care reform means access to preventive care like colonoscopies or mammograms without co-pays. Early detection can save both lives and money. In Massachusetts, 780,000 individuals have received such services. But Republicans want to take that away.

For anyone who develops cancer, a chronic illness, or any medical condition that can cost a staggering amount of money, health care reform means that their insurance company can't set some arbitrary limit on lifetime coverage. Because of that, countless families will have more secure and stable health care. But Republicans want to take that away.

For small business owners who are struggling with rising health care costs, the federal reforms give tax breaks on insurance coverage. But Republicans want to take away that tax break for small businesses.

The irony for Massachusetts residents is that they've had all that, thanks to Mitt Romney and Scott Brown. Romney crafted the state health insurance experiment that has extended coverage to 98 percent of the state's population, and Scott Brown voted for it. Until President Obama and congressional Democrats decided to adopt that model, these two Republicans were all for it. Now they want to prevent the rest of the country from keeping these newly granted benefits; from having the same benefits that people in their home state have.

Contrast that with the vision of Elizabeth Warren, who recognizes how critical access to health care is to economic stability for families all over the country: "Now that the Supreme Court has resolved the last challenge to health care reforms, we have a real opportunity to move ahead, to concentrate on strengthening our economy and giving hard working families a chance to build real security. It's time to move forward."

That's the kind of talk that helped Warren raise a whopping $8.67 million this quarter. That's obvious, because more than 80 percent of her donations were $50 or less.

Let's bump that percentage of low dollar donations up even more. Please contribute $3 to Elizabeth Warren on Orange to Blue.